The Language of Music is a 1959 book about music by the critic and musician Deryck Cooke.
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Author | Deryck Cooke |
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Language | English |
Subject | Music |
Published | 1959 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 304 (1990 Clarendon Press edition) |
ISBN | 978-0198161806 |
Reception
Robert M. Wallace reviewed The Language of Music in The Nation.[1]
The Language of Music is an often cited representative of the expressionist theory of art.[2] No systematic experimental study of Cooke's theory has emerged relating it to musical education, but one pilot study showed that for 22 non-musician students, his characterizations of musical phrases were not experienced.[3] The philosopher Douglas Hofstadter writes that The Language of Music is, "A valuable start down what is sure to be a long hard road to understanding music and the human mind."[4]
References
Bibliography
- Books
- Hofstadter, Douglas (1980). Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-005579-7.
- Sharpe, Robert (1995). "Music". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866132-0.
- Spender, Natasha (2004). "Music, psychology of". In Gregory, Richard L. (ed.). The Oxford Companion to the Mind, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866224-6.
- Journals
- Wallace, Robert M. (1962). "Second Impressions". The Nation. 194 (21). – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
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